Hardware Setup
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
Prepare the Router for Installation
1. Carefully remove the protective film from the top of your router.
2. Set up your router by aligning the
arrow on the base with the arrow on
the back of the case, and sliding the
router onto the base.
Restore
Factory
Settings
button
Figure 2. Align arrow on base with
arrow on case back
3. Place your router in an area suitable
for installation (near an AC power
outlet and accessible to the Ethernet
cables for your wired computers). See
Position Your Wireless Router on
page 14 for more information.
Hardware Features
Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front
and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.

Front Panel

The router front panel has the LEDs and icons shown in the figure. Note that the Wireless
and WPS icons are buttons.
Power 2.4 GHz USB Internet Ethernet (LAN) Wireless On/Off WPS5 GHz
Figure 3. Front panel LED and button icons